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Christina Wainer

Foundation Dentist, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol

The importance of oral hygiene for patients on mechanical ventilation

The aim of providing good oral care is to decrease the microflora load present in a patient's oral cavity. Poor oral health has been linked to increased levels of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP),...

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